Question 1

How did Kinsey conceptualize sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  more dependent on emotions and fantasies than on behaviour 
B)  best understood as a continuum of behaviour 
C)  as two separate dichotomous categories 
D)  based on past and present behaviour 
A)  more dependent on emotions and fantasies than on behaviour 
B)  best understood as a continuum of behaviour 
C)  as two separate dichotomous categories 
D)  based on past and present behaviour

Question 2

Reports of same-sex behaviour among males have been increasing at a higher rate than reports of same-sex behaviour among females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sexual experimentation is highly correlated with sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which Canadian Prime Minister said "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Diefenbaker 
B)  Pierre Trudeau 
C)  Brian Mulroney 
D)  Stephen Harper 
A)  John Diefenbaker 
B)  Pierre Trudeau 
C)  Brian Mulroney 
D)  Stephen Harper

Question 5

What is the basis for a score on the Kinsey scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual behaviour 
B)  sexual fantasies 
C)  emotional attachments 
D)  self-definition 
A)  sexual behaviour 
B)  sexual fantasies 
C)  emotional attachments 
D)  self-definition

Question 6

What has physiological research related to sexual orientation focused on?

Accepted Answer

A)  body shape 
B)  voice tone 
C)  amount of body hair 
D)  finger-length patterns 
A)  body shape 
B)  voice tone 
C)  amount of body hair 
D)  finger-length patterns

Question 7

What is the acronym for the organization that provides specific support to relatives with family members who are homosexual?

Accepted Answer

A)  LBGAT 
B)  FFLGB 
C)  PFLAG 
D)  FMLAG 
A)  LBGAT 
B)  FFLGB 
C)  PFLAG 
D)  FMLAG

Question 8

How did many scientists during the 1930s and 1940s try to explain homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  by exploring physical differences between male and female gay and straight people 
B)  by exploring gay men's and women's motivations to identify as homosexual 
C)  by exploring brain differences between gay and straight men and women 
D)  by exploring the family backgrounds of gay men and women 
A)  by exploring physical differences between male and female gay and straight people 
B)  by exploring gay men's and women's motivations to identify as homosexual 
C)  by exploring brain differences between gay and straight men and women 
D)  by exploring the family backgrounds of gay men and women

Question 9

Intentionally exaggerating gay stereotypes is known as internalized homophobia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is contemporaneous bisexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  having sexual partners of both sexes during the same time period 
B)  having sexual fantasies and desires for both sexes but only engaging in heterosexual sexual behaviours 
C)  having sex exclusively with one gender followed by sex exclusively with the other 
D)  engaging in sexual behaviours with all genders but identifying as heterosexual 
A)  having sexual partners of both sexes during the same time period 
B)  having sexual fantasies and desires for both sexes but only engaging in heterosexual sexual behaviours 
C)  having sex exclusively with one gender followed by sex exclusively with the other 
D)  engaging in sexual behaviours with all genders but identifying as heterosexual

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of heterosexism?

Accepted Answer

A)  refusing to hire someone who is gay 
B)  asking a little girl if she is going to marry a prince when she grows up 
C)  writing on invitations: "feel free to bring a friend" 
D)  beating up a young man because he is homosexual 
A)  refusing to hire someone who is gay 
B)  asking a little girl if she is going to marry a prince when she grows up 
C)  writing on invitations: "feel free to bring a friend" 
D)  beating up a young man because he is homosexual

Question 12

What was referred to as a "Boston marriage"?

Accepted Answer

A)  two bachelors setting up house together 
B)  two spinsters setting up house together 
C)  a homosexual man marrying a heterosexual woman 
D)  a homosexual woman marrying a heterosexual man 
A)  two bachelors setting up house together 
B)  two spinsters setting up house together 
C)  a homosexual man marrying a heterosexual woman 
D)  a homosexual woman marrying a heterosexual man

Question 13

What is sequential bisexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  having sexual partners of both sexes during the same period 
B)  having sex exclusively with one gender followed by sex exclusively with the other 
C)  identifies those who were in long-term heterosexual relationships before coming out as homosexual 
D)  individuals (primarily men) who are married and have homosexual sexual relationships on the side 
A)  having sexual partners of both sexes during the same period 
B)  having sex exclusively with one gender followed by sex exclusively with the other 
C)  identifies those who were in long-term heterosexual relationships before coming out as homosexual 
D)  individuals (primarily men) who are married and have homosexual sexual relationships on the side

Question 14

What claim was made by researchers in the 1930s and 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gay men had narrow shoulders and broad hips. 
B)  Gay men had small penises. 
C)  Lesbian women had smaller uteruses. 
D)  Lesbian women had smaller vulvas. 
A)  Gay men had narrow shoulders and broad hips. 
B)  Gay men had small penises. 
C)  Lesbian women had smaller uteruses. 
D)  Lesbian women had smaller vulvas.

Question 15

What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behaviour are determined by one's own cultural background?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  self-centrism 
C)  heterocentrism 
D)  culturalism 
A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  self-centrism 
C)  heterocentrism 
D)  culturalism

Question 16

Discuss some of the factors discussed in the text that commonly contribute to a person becoming homophobic.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors discussed in t

Question 17

When was Everett Klippert labelled as dangerous sex offender?

Accepted Answer

A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s 
A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s

Question 18

The conceptualization of homosexuality is consistent across cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What conclusion is most likely to be reached based on evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological factors are much stronger for lesbians than for gay men. 
B)  Biology allows us to predict close to 90 percent of people who will be homosexual. 
C)  Biology probably interacts with social influences in predicting homosexuality. 
D)  Biology plays no role in influencing sexual orientation. 
A)  Biological factors are much stronger for lesbians than for gay men. 
B)  Biology allows us to predict close to 90 percent of people who will be homosexual. 
C)  Biology probably interacts with social influences in predicting homosexuality. 
D)  Biology plays no role in influencing sexual orientation.

Question 20

Discuss how the medical model's view of homosexuality during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries influenced modern ideas of sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

The medical model's view of homosexualit

How did Kinsey conceptualize sexual orientation?

Reports of same-sex behaviour among males have been increasing at a higher rate than reports of same-sex behaviour among females.

Sexual experimentation is highly correlated with sexual orientation.

Which Canadian Prime Minister said "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

What is the basis for a score on the Kinsey scale?

What has physiological research related to sexual orientation focused on?

What is the acronym for the organization that provides specific support to relatives with family members who are homosexual?

How did many scientists during the 1930s and 1940s try to explain homosexuality?

Intentionally exaggerating gay stereotypes is known as internalized homophobia.

What is contemporaneous bisexuality?

Which of the following is an example of heterosexism?

What was referred to as a "Boston marriage"?

What is sequential bisexuality?

What claim was made by researchers in the 1930s and 1940s?

What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behaviour are determined by one's own cultural background?

Discuss some of the factors discussed in the text that commonly contribute to a person becoming homophobic.

When was Everett Klippert labelled as dangerous sex offender?

The conceptualization of homosexuality is consistent across cultures.

What conclusion is most likely to be reached based on evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation?

Discuss how the medical model's view of homosexuality during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries influenced modern ideas of sexual orientation.

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Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

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Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Communication and Sexuality

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Adult Sexual Relationships

Variations of Sexual Expression

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression

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Exam 9: Sexual Orientation

How did Kinsey conceptualize sexual orientation?

Reports of same-sex behaviour among males have been increasing at a higher rate than reports of same-sex behaviour among females.

Sexual experimentation is highly correlated with sexual orientation.

Which Canadian Prime Minister said "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

What is the basis for a score on the Kinsey scale?

What has physiological research related to sexual orientation focused on?

What is the acronym for the organization that provides specific support to relatives with family members who are homosexual?

How did many scientists during the 1930s and 1940s try to explain homosexuality?

Intentionally exaggerating gay stereotypes is known as internalized homophobia.

What is contemporaneous bisexuality?

Which of the following is an example of heterosexism?

What was referred to as a "Boston marriage"?

What is sequential bisexuality?

What claim was made by researchers in the 1930s and 1940s?

What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behaviour are determined by one's own cultural background?

Discuss some of the factors discussed in the text that commonly contribute to a person becoming homophobic.

When was Everett Klippert labelled as dangerous sex offender?

The conceptualization of homosexuality is consistent across cultures.

What conclusion is most likely to be reached based on evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation?

Discuss how the medical model's view of homosexuality during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries influenced modern ideas of sexual orientation.

Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health

The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Communication and Sexuality

Love and Intimacy

Adult Sexual Relationships

Variations of Sexual Expression

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression

Power and Sexual Coercion

Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex

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